Monthly Archives: August 2012

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Good morning! It will be humid and rainy for the day, then we will resume the cool weather pattern here. Gov. Andrew Cuomo starts his day at a labor breakfast in New York City, and will then make an announcement in the Hudson Valley about the Tappan Zee replacement bridge. The NY Works council will […] More »

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Good morning… Mitt Romney and President Obama gave a rare look into their religious lives, as both attended church services yesterday morning, Romney in New Hampshire and Obama in D.C. (NYDN) Donald Trump said last week on Fox News that women “don’t … More »

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Here is the full version of the second item from my “Albany Insider” column today: State government’s largest union could announce as soon as this week that it is taking a punitive approach to making legislative endorsements for the fall. Many incumb… More »

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Here is the lead item from my “Albany Insider” column today: New York’s growing gun control debate promises to be a dominant issue in a city race that has become important in the battle for the state Senate. Supporters of Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Queens) … More »

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- Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at AFL-CIO Executive Council breakfast at 8:15 a.m. at the Sheraton Hotel in NYC. The event is closed to the press. – At 1 p.m., he’ll be at The View on the Hudson, 101 Shad Row, Piermont, for an “event regarding the Tappan Zee.” He’ll be joined by local officials… More »

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The NY Post keeps the heat on Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera, finding a former boyfriend who says she established him as the head of a nonprofit he was unqualified to run and then used it as her personal piggybank. The Democrat and Chronicle OpEds against the proposed Thruway toll hike. Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney has… More »

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A Siena poll commissioned by The Buffalo News and WGRZ-TV found one of New York’s most competitive House races – the showdown between Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul and former GOP Erie County Executive Chris Collins in the state’s most Republican leaning congressional district – is almost a tie. Collins leads Hochul by a mere two… More »

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Riverkeeper, a veteran Hudson River watchdog/environmental organization, cried foul last night after the state announced a crucial vote on the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project will be held Monday morning. The vote of the nine-member New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, which is required before the $5.2 billion project can go forward, was delayed back in… More »

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ICYMI: This story broke late last night, and was first reported by the Daily News. A former top fundraiser for Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm was arrested and charged with visa fraud for allegedly lying on immigration documents. A federal complaint filed against Israeli citizen Ofer Biton claims he made false statements about the source… More »

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A former top fundraiser for Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm and aide to the so-called Rabbi to the Stars has been arrested by the FBI on charges of lying on immigration documents, the Daily News has learned. Our John Marzulli reports: Ofer Bito… More »

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More than $9 million Congress earmarked for Big Apple transit work was never spent, and now the city could lose it in an election-year bid to let states spend idle funds. Our Daniel Beekman, Glenn Blain and Joseph Straw report: The Obama Administration… More »

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The Building and Realty Institute of Westchester and the Mid-Hudson Region has decided to file a friend of the court brief at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Westchester County in its fight with the federal government over source-of-income legislation. The legislation would prohibit discrimination against tenants who use Section 8 or [...] More »

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Good evening… A federal court gave five Florida counties four extra days of early voting after finding that a law passed by the Florida legislature last year could make it more difficult for minorities to vote. (NYDN) Metal musicians are banging thei… More »

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Democratic Congressional candidate Grace Meng’s campaign slammed the timing of opponent Dan Halloran’s trip to Israel as being a politically motivated stunt. “Grace Meng visited and took interest in Israel long before this congressional election, while… More »

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State Sen. Greg Ball (R-Patterson) along with the Business Council of Westchester will be hosting a public-private partnership roundtable from 1 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Mount Kisco Public Library. Four experts in the field of public private partnerships and transportation will speak and participate on a panel to answer specific questions: [...] More »

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